Comparison

Spire vs Sync Stairs

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Spire

Features
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Spire turns every flight of stairs you climb into a daily streak and a landmark journey. Powered by HealthKit's flights climbed data, it shows today's progress, your current streak, and how close you are to your next landmark in a single screen. A Streak Freeze keeps you safe on bad days — so the habit survives real life. What you get • Automatic recording from HealthKit — no manual input, elevators don't count • Current streak, longest streak, and Streak Freeze for missed days • Landmark climbs — Mt. Fuji, Empire State, Everest and 15 other sets • Daily goal of 5, 10, 20 floors or any custom number • Home Screen widgets (small and medium) to keep the streak in sight • Stats: total floors, calendar, recent history, personal records How it works 1. Open the app and connect HealthKit 2. Pick a daily goal and a landmark set 3. Just take the stairs — Spire tracks the rest Premium (optional) A subscription unlocks an advanced stats suite — floor trend charts, weekly snapshots, consistency analysis, personal records — plus 3 Streak Freezes every month and app icon / widget color variants. Start with a 7-day free trial. Privacy HealthKit data stays on your device. Sync happens only through Apple's iCloud (CloudKit). Tracking ID usage follows your ATT choice. Subscription terms, privacy policy and terms of use are available in the in-app Settings, or via the links below. Terms of Use (EULA): https://spica-app.com/legal/spire/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://spica-app.com/legal/spire/privacy/

About

Sync Stairs

Track your stair climbing workouts with real-time metrics, detailed analytics, and personal best achievements. Integrates seamlessly with Apple Health and Apple Watch for comprehensive fitness tracking. Offers smart features like live activities and widgets to keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • Real-time climb tracking
  • Comprehensive workout analytics
  • Apple Watch support
  • Apple Health integration
  • Live Activity and widgets
  • Automatic personal best detection
Features
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Transform your STEPR workouts with Sync Stairs - the fitness companion built for stair climbing. Connect to your machine over Bluetooth and unlock live metrics, comprehensive analytics, and personal best achievements, on iPhone and on Apple Watch. REAL-TIME CLIMB TRACKING • Live metrics including floors, steps, steps per minute, speed level, elevation gain, calories, and heart rate • Metric tiles you can drag to reorder, with your layout remembered • Automatic personal best detection and celebration • Pause and resume, with a confirmation before a climb ends COMPREHENSIVE ANALYTICS • Climb history grouped by month, with medal badges on records • Best, total, and average for every metric, filtered by week, month, quarter, year, or all time • Streak tracking for consecutive days climbed • Charts for climbs over time, steps over time, any metric's trend with a trend line, and heart rate against step rate • Per-climb detail with full-resolution step, speed, and heart rate charts APPLE WATCH SUPPORT • Record a climb entirely from your wrist - the watch connects to the machine itself • The same metric grid as the phone, sized for the watch • Keeps the heart rate sensor on and the workout running once your wrist drops • Saves straight to Health, so a watch climb shows up on your iPhone • Works with your iPhone nearby or left in the locker HEALTH & FITNESS INTEGRATION • Every climb saves as a Stair Climbing workout in Health • Floors and steps written at full resolution, second by second • Reads heart rate, energy, and effort score back from Health for your climb • Closes your activity rings like any other workout • Health is the only store - no account, no cloud, nothing to sign into SMART FEATURES • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity with your climb in progress • A 7x7 heat map widget of the last seven weeks • A Control Center button to start a climb • Start a climb with Siri, Shortcuts, or Spotlight • Share a climb summary as an image • Metric or Imperial units, defaulting to your region DESIGNED FOR STEPR • Bluetooth connection to your STEPR • Scans for your machine and connects when you start a climb - nothing to pair first COMPATIBILITY Sync Stairs has only been tested on the 2026 STEPR Pro Classic. Other STEPR models, and other stair climbers may work but are untested. If yours does not connect properly, get in touch through the feedback link in Settings and it can be looked at. SYNC STAIRS PRO The app is free to use, and every climb you record is yours to keep. Sync Stairs Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks unlimited workouts, the Apple Watch app and the full Insights screen - all charts, all statistics, and streaks. Whether you climb twice a week or every morning, Sync Stairs gives you the tools to track progress, chase records, and stay motivated. Start tracking your climbing today. Privacy Policy: https://www.rspoon3.com/sync-stairs/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Spire4 screens
Sync Stairs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sync Stairs at none against Spire's shown. Spire's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spire sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sync Stairs sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spire ships an update every 3 days, Sync Stairs every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spire versus Sync Stairs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpireSync Stairs
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki MaedaRichard Witherspoon

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Spire

Subscriptions2
  • Spire Premium Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Spire Premium Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time3
  • Freeze ×3$0.99
  • Freeze ×10$2.99
  • Freeze ×25$5.99
2 purchases

Sync Stairs

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Spire free?
Spire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sync Stairs free?
Sync Stairs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Spire or Sync Stairs have ads?
Spire shows ads; Sync Stairs does not.
Which is updated more often, Spire or Sync Stairs?
Spire ships an update every 3 days, and Sync Stairs every 4 weeks. Most recently, Spire was updated on October 25, 2026 and Sync Stairs on October 24, 2026.

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